E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It is based on the film of the same name, and was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. The objective of the game is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet.
Warshaw intended the game to be an innovative adaptation of the film, and Atari thought it would achieve high sales figures based on its connection with the film, which was extremely popular throughout the world. Negotiations to secure the rights to make the game ended in late July 1982, giving Warshaw only five and a half weeks to develop the game in time for the 1982 Christmas season. The result is often cited as one of the worst video games released and was one of the biggest commercial failures in video gaming history. The game's commercial failure and resulting effects on Atari are frequently cited as a contributing factor to the video game industry crash of 1983.
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hdsjejghh
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March 13, 2024
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5/5 saved my family
such a good game
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Alexander Ortiz
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September 1, 2022
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One of the games of all time
When E.T ascended to the heavens, looked at the camera, and said "it's alien time!" I achieved enlightenment and have discovered the meaning of life and ascended to a higher plane of existence. I am now immortal and immune to all diseases. Thanks, atari!
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DANIEL AVILA SALGADO
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August 28, 2022
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SocialCredit
it was goooooooooooood to get 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000SocialCredit .
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RKReid
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February 1, 2021
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Honest ET Review
This game is an amazing masterpiece. It has hours of gameplay, 4K graphics, and several game of the year awards.
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gian anciro
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January 1, 2021
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wtf
this game was terrible it doesnt even deserve the hate or the talks.... people should just forget and ignore this bullshit exist
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nkav1337
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August 31, 2020
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link to manual
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Chitoman79
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August 17, 2020
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Alright game but not the best
People like to say this is the worst game ever made but i think its just very simple. i enjoyed it a bit but maybe i j have really high tolerance for bad games. its an alright game.
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July 9, 2020
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So bad. poor graphics
the graphics are worse than my phone from 2002
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The_brainiac_guy
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June 5, 2020
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why i played this on 2080Ti
somethings wrong i can feel it
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Thoreaulbertyfan
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December 4, 2019
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Controls
For those who can't start the game, the main action button is Ctrl on Windows. I don't know why any living being within this universe would ever do such a thing to themselves, however...
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sergingon
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November 15, 2019
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Help lol
I didn´t know how to make it work lmao
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damonadkins
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January 7, 2018
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Certainly not the worst game ever.
I loved this game when I was a kid. Why? Because I could beat it. I understood the mechanics and the goals of the game. This game along with haunted house and pitfall 2 were some of the few adventure games that where actually easily winnable on the 2600.
Read the instruction manual, deal with some of the frustrating bugs and you can beat the game. I could when I was 8 years old and I'm certainly no genius.
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August 11, 2017
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Apart from the hole, it's just your average Atari game.
There are dozens of worse games out there, such as Plumbers Don't Wear Ties. I don't get why they had to bury it in New Mexico. They could just make a fixed version.
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July 16, 2015
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The game that had to be buried in New Mexico
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